Card Games for 3 Players

A trick-avoidance card game where you try not to take tricks with hearts or the queen of spades (Q♠).

Build up and down from the sevens in each suit and be first to shed your hand. Every pass costs a point.

Match the top card by suit or rank, and any eight lets you call a new suit. The fewest points wins.

Tactical card game with 3 lives per player. Collect high cards of the same suit and knock at the right time to survive.

Empty your hand before anyone else. Twos reset the pile, tens burn it, and the last player holding cards is the idiot.

Bid exactly how many tricks you will win, then land on the number. One trick out either way scores nothing.

Learn every hand ranking from high card to royal flush, then play Texas Hold'em from the deal to the showdown.

Get rid of all cards first, use special cards to your advantage.

Strategic game for 2-6 players with two different rounds. Sister game to Mattis, but more complex.

Get closer to 21 than the dealer without busting. Hit, stand, double or split while the dealer follows fixed rules.

Collect cards in phase 1, get rid of them in phase 2. Last player with cards loses and becomes the dirty old man.

Russia's national card game! Attack, defend and shed your cards to avoid being the fool.

Trick-taking game where you bid points and use marriages strategically. First to 1000 wins.

Match the top card by suit or rank, twist the suit with an eight, and call Olsen on your last card. Two to four players.

Collect groups and runs, empty your hand first and score the cards everyone else is left holding.

Collect five cards of the same suit, then quietly signal. The last player to notice loses a letter in P-I-G.

Form pairs to discard your cards, but don't get stuck with the Queen of Clubs.

France's national card game. Strategic team play with tricks and combinations for 4 players.

Swap cards to score as low as possible over 9 holes. Play the 4-card or 6-card variant.

Avoid taking the last trick. Play smart, lay high cards early and let other players collect penalty points.

Win cards in the first round, shed them in the second, and stay clear of ending up as Mattis.

Germany's national game for 3 players. Bid, choose trumps and take 61 of 120 points.

Get your cards in order from Ace to 10 before your opponents. A straightforward game that works well with all ages.

Trick-taking game where you bid on number of tricks and cooperate with a partner. First to 52 points wins.

Trick-taking game where each round has new rules and goals. A tactical game for three players.

Family card game for 2-5 players. Collect four of a kind and win the most books. Suitable for children aged 6 and up.

Trick-taking game where you bid exactly how many tricks to take. The catch is that someone always falls short.

Five short games in one. Dodge tricks, then clubs, then queens, play a hand of Fan Tan, and finally take tricks.

Collect seven matching cards into a canasta, build melds with your partner and race to 5000 points.

Explore the castle as a gold thief, but beware of the guards. How far dare you go before getting caught?

Swap with the three cards in the middle to reach 31 in one suit. Three lives each, last one left wins.

Slap the pile on the right combo, win face cards and collect the entire deck to win.

Six games in one. Avoid tricks, clubs and queens, play Fan Tan, then take tricks with and without trump.

Bid your tricks and trumps, swap with the kitty and play ten tricks. The joker is the top trump.

Seven games in one. Avoid tricks, clubs and queens, play Fan Tan, take tricks, then dodge the finale.

Play your cards face down, lie about their rank and empty your hand first. Get caught and the pile is yours.

Casino in reverse, where captured cards count against you. You must capture when you can.